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1 Thessalonians 4:2

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

KJV

οἴδατε γὰρ τίνας παραγγελίας ἐδώκαμεν ὑμῖν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.

Greek NT

Scitis enim quæ præcepta dederim vobis per Dominum Jesum.

Vulgate

For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

ASV

For you know what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
παραγγελία
paraggelia
noun · 5×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:23 — For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
  • 2Pet 2:21 — For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
  • Ezek 3:17 — Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
  • Lev 10:11 — And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
  • Matt 11:1 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
  • Matt 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Matt 28:20 — Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.